High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bullish on Albemarle ALB, and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data.

These three S&P 500 stocks jumped over 20% each last month, but one has failed to sustain momentum since.

The latest trading day saw Albemarle (ALB) settling at $75.05, representing a +2.36% change from its previous close.

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Albemarle (ALB) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

In both cases, unexpected headlines did most of the heavy lifting.